Question

4. The status of algae in the aquatic food chain is

Answer 1

Answer:

They play a vital role in aquatic ecosystems by forming the energy base of the food web for all aquatic organisms. As autotrophic organisms, algae convert water and carbon dioxide to sugar through the process of photosynthesis.

Answer 2

The status of algae in the aquatic food chain is "Primary producers".

Food chain:

• A food chain is a network of links in a food web that begins with producer organisms and ends with an apex predator, detritivore, or decomposer species.
• A food chain also demonstrates how organisms are tied to one another by the food they consume.
• Each trophic level is represented by a distinct level of a food chain.
• The food chain is a sequential succession of creatures in which nutrients and energy are passed from one to the next.
• This happens when one creature swallows another.
• It starts with the producer organism and works its way down the chain to the decomposer organism.

Aquatic food chain:

• Aquatic food webs are built on phytoplankton and algae.
• Primary consumers such as zooplankton, tiny fish, and crabs ingest them.
• Fish, small sharks, corals, and baleen whales devour the primary consumers.
• To be specific, great white sharks.
• The killer whale, however, is the ultimate lord of the water.
• Because killer whales are apex predators, they have no natural predators.
• They hunt in packs, similar to wolves, who are at the top of their food chain.

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